The Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center (PIRC) is a non-profit legal services organization that provides advocacy, and education to vulnerable immigrants in the community and in immigration detention, including asylum-seekers, individuals with mental illness, families in detention, and victims of violence.

PIRC is currently looking for individuals who speak fluent Tigrinya and English to volunteer their time to facilitate attorney/client meetings at the York County Prison in York, PA. PIRC is also looking for individuals to travel to Hawley,PA to facilitate an attorney/client meeting at the Pike County Correctional Facility.
A volunteer interpreter makes all the difference, and enables the courageous immigrants we serve with the opportunity to have equal access to justice. With an interpreter's help, the client will be able to tell his/her story to the attorney, so that the attorney can better prepare for his/her case and advocate for them.

Language:
Tigrinya/English

Time commitment:
Need interpretation help with 1-2 attorney/client meetings, 1-2 hours each (volunteer could sign up for only one)

Location:
York, PA (York County Prison)

Date/Time:
To be determined.  PIRC will work with voluntee’s schedule.  PIRC needs a volunteer for a date/time between 1/11-1/18, and date/time between 1/23-1/26.

To Respond, contact

Elizabeth L. Miller
emiller@pirclaw.org

or call 717-600-8099 ext. 208